Happy Days

Search for:   NEWS Happy Days Every year when school starts again, my thoughts go back to the time when I was a high school English teacher at Myers Park High in Charlotte. I now realize that those three years were the last of the “happy days” before the world...

Common Ground

Search for:   NEWS Common Ground When I walked into the living room, Pat was sitting on the floor surrounded by fabric swatches, spools of thread, and other sewing paraphernalia. Instantly, I felt that something in the scene was off, but I couldn’t put my finger...

Remember When…?

Search for:   NEWS Remember When…? ​ When the phone rang and I saw the caller ID, I felt a gut punch and searched for a Kleenex as I answered. It wasn’t a surprise, but you can never be prepared for the loss of those you care about, especially those who played a...

Meditation and Water

Search for:   NEWS Meditation and Water I fell in love with Herman Melville the first time I read this passage in “Moby Dick”: “Whenever I find myself growing grim about the mouth; whenever it is a damp, drizzly November in my soul… then I account it high time to...